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ex•plant
(v. eks plant′, -plänt′;n. eks′plant′, -plänt′),USA pronunciation v.t.
n.
ex′plan•ta′tion, n.
- Laboratoryto take living material from an animal or plant and place it in a culture medium.
n.
- Laboratorya piece of explanted tissue.
- Neo-Latin explantāre. See ex-1, plant
- 1570–80